Today's local news briefs from: Germantown, Highland

GERMANTOWN, N.Y. -- The Columbia Land Conservancy, Scenic Hudson, and the Columbia County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board will host a free workshop for owners of farmland in Germantown, Clermont, and Livingston about opportunities for conserving their farms.

There will be a presentation about collaborative conservation efforts by the Columbia Land Conservancy and Scenic Hudson, with information about how farmland owners can ensure permanent protection of their farms while receiving financial benefits for doing so.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Palatine Park Activity Building in Germantown.

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For more information, contact Marissa Codey at (518) 392-5252, ext. 211, or at marissa@clctrust.org.

Bridge meetings set for Thursday

HIGHLAND, N.Y. -- The governing board and committees of the New York State Bridge Authority will meet Thursday.

The meetings will begin at 3 p.m. in the authority's headquarters at Mid-Hudson Bridge Plaza, U.S. Route 44/state Route 55.